Blending of biodiesel with diesel fuel reached a historic low of 3.9 percent in Germany since the introduction of the blending obligation in 2009. According to statistics recently published by the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), the quantity physically blended was only 106,900 metric tons.
Total consumption of biodiesel and renewable diesel fell below 2 million tons for the first time in the period of January to November. In the 2024 quota year, the maximum blending level of 8.5 percent was reached in March.
As the diesel fuel standard EN 590 limits the biodiesel content to a maximum of 7 percent by volume (B7), the proportion above this is hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), which can be blended with B7 up to an additional 26 percent.
A 3.9 percent blending in November therefore corresponds to 106,900 tons of biodiesel that was physically blended, compared to 204,400 tons in March.
Original story German biodiesel-blend rate hits all-time low
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